Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 721 The corridor full of books

"This Master Chen is really thoughtful."

Sun Xiu accompanied Liu Che on the winding long street, walking slowly. Beside and behind them was a guard. Their eyes were always staring at the surroundings, alert to the passing pedestrians.

When the two of them first arrived, they were still commanders, and the last guard was killed by Zhixiong's men when they entered the territory of Dai County. However, as soon as this period of time passed, another group of people was immediately entangled. The origins of these people were complicated. In addition to King Zhao's scattered guards who came to seek refuge after hearing the news, there were actually people sent by Wang Jun.

There was another person walking in front of the two, but this person was a child of the Chen family, who was sent by Chen Zhi to lead the way to show courtesy.

At this dinner, Chen Zhi did not host the banquet as the governor of Daijun, but sent the famous invitation in his private capacity. Therefore, the candidates involved in the dinner all came in their private capacity, even those who went to guide them. People have no connection with the government, and most of them are from the Chen family.

The result of this was that when faced with the sighs of Sun Xiu and others, the people who led the way had no way to respond. So after a few words of emotion, Sun Xiu felt bored and just moved his eyes, looking at the people along the way. No more words about the scenery, lanterns and words.

But as I was walking, I suddenly saw a few figures in front of me, and I couldn't help but be startled.

Gazing at them, I saw several men wearing Taoist robes. The leader was even more impressive, and he was accompanied by another person, Ge Lu, who was quite famous in Dai County and Dai County.

Could it be that the person next to him is the immortal Ge Hong who has been rumored a lot recently?
Thinking in his mind, Sun Xiu wanted to hurry up and go over to chat. He had heard of Ge Hong for a long time and had always wanted to visit him. He was also very curious about the books written by him in retreat.

Since I came to Dai County, I heard that this person was also here, so I wanted to visit him, but I was always troubled by things. In addition, Ge Hong lived in seclusion. Apart from having contact with Chen Zhi, he spent most of his time in Ge Lu's house. He didn't show up at the house, so the matter was postponed.

Right now, since he has an opportunity, how can he let it go, but just as he is about to pass by here, something happened around him——

"Mr. Sun, how can I make a request at the dinner party so that it is not too abrupt and can make use of the situation to get Mr. Chen to send troops to help?"

Next to him, Liu Che's voice came.

The Zhao Wangsun breathed a sigh of relief these days. After bidding farewell to the precarious escape journey, he felt very comfortable for a few days, but soon fell into a new round of worry, that is, the siege of Zhao State still did not exist. Lifted, and relying on his own identity, he has contacts with various forces and can constantly get news. Knowing that Shi Le's power in Jizhou is actually consolidating, he can't help but become more and more worried. He has been wanting to meet Chen these days. He stopped and asked him to send troops to attack Shi Le, but unfortunately he failed to do so.

Today, he wanted to take advantage of the dinner party to bring it up in public and say something to flatter Chen Zhi. In front of everyone, he thought that as an official of the imperial court and a county governor, Chen Zhi had to express himself.

He had been thinking about this plan for a long time, but Liu Che also knew that he had a lot to offer, so he thought about asking Sun Xiu to give him a reference.

After hearing this, Sun Xiu frowned, then shook his head and said: "Sir, please don't bring this up easily. Once you bring it up, you will have no room for change with Mr. Chen Fu. By then, I'm afraid you won't even be able to stay in this county anymore." ." "Could it be that Chen Zhi is determined not to help?" Liu Che was a little annoyed, "I heard that the imperial court issued an order for soldiers and horses from Jizhou to come to help and relieve the siege. Even Jiangdu The king was arranging his troops and preparing to attack the stone thieves. The person from Wang Da Sima also revealed the news, saying that Wang Jun was willing to go south to help. Why did he come to Chen Zhi and I asked him to come to him all day long? You avoided it, and now you can’t even mention it?”

Sun Xiu sighed and said: "Although the governor of the border area of ​​​​Gai Yin has the right to command troops to do whatever they want, he does not let them attack according to their own needs. Instead, they lead troops to defend themselves and defend themselves, and most of them are aimed at the Hu people in the north. , let them lead the troops south, let alone other things, they may be criticized by others, not to mention that Chen Fujun's generation of the county has suffered from military disasters one after another..."

"I don't think this county has suffered a military disaster and is in dire straits." Liu Che shook his head. "Look at the merchants coming and going. The crowds inside and outside here are comparable to those in the entire border area." There are probably only a handful of cities!”

Sun Xiu shook his head. He could see that Liu Che was in an angry mood and it was not a good time to comfort him. If he continued talking, it might be counterproductive, so he decisively shut up. At this time, they also walked behind Ge Lu and others. , so Sun Xiu gave him a calm look, then quickly walked forward to greet Ge Lu and the others.

"I've met Taoist friends." Sun Xiu was dressed in casual clothes. If he didn't say it, no one would associate him with the Taoist sect. But as soon as he said these words, Ge Lu and others immediately understood his origin.

"My name is Sun Xiu, and I have learned two classics from you."

"It turns out to be Fellow Taoist Sun. Your name, Pindao, has been heard for a long time." Ge Lu came forward for his teacher and made a simple negotiation, because Ge Hong didn't like these scenes. "Fellow Daoist is also going to the banquet?" While speaking, he glanced at Liu Che and noticed that his expression was a little stiff, "This must be Wang Sun. I have not been able to visit him, so please forgive me."

"It's okay, just remember to make up for it later." Before Sun Xiu could speak, Liu Che said it carelessly, leaving Ge Lu stunned.

Sun Xiu secretly shook his head and quickly spoke up: "Dear fellow Taoist, have you gained anything from looking at the lights along the way? On our street, most of them are the opinions of Mohists and Legalists. There are many insights, but some are worthy of discussion. The place."

These words successfully brought the topic to an end. Ge Lu nodded and said as he walked: "Yes, Legalism is actually quite systematic and has become a legal system. My poor master appreciates this very much."

Sun Xiu immediately followed these words and said: "Is this the respected master Ge Zhenren? I have heard about the name for a long time, and I have only seen it today!"

"I don't dare to take it seriously. It's Ge Hong." Seeing that he could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, Ge Hong took advantage of the situation and revealed his identity.

Sun Xiu immediately blurted out a burst of compliments and flattery, and then asked for advice.

Ge Hong pointed to the door of the house in front and said, "We've arrived at the right place. It's not too late to go inside."

"That's exactly the reason." Sun Xiu didn't insist, and the group entered the house. As soon as they entered, they saw Chen Zhi walking towards him. He was about to say hello, but then he was stunned, and several people's eyes crossed again. Chen Zhi fell into a corridor in the distance.

Under the eaves and in the corridor, stacks of books were placed, layer upon layer, occupying more than half of the space!
(End of this chapter)